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I thought the chickens came before the 0s<BR>
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<B>From</B>: Geoffrey <<A HREF="mailto:Geoffrey%20%3clists@serioustechnology.com%3e">lists@serioustechnology.com</A>><BR>
<B>Reply-to</B>: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts - Yes! We run Linux! <ale@ale.org><BR>
<B>To</B>: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts - Yes! We run Linux! <<A HREF="mailto:Atlanta%20Linux%20Enthusiasts%20-%20Yes!%20We%20run%20Linux!%20%3cale@ale.org%3e">ale@ale.org</A>><BR>
<B>Subject</B>: Re: [ale] OT: How different is z/OS from Linux/Unix?<BR>
<B>Date</B>: Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:05:05 -0500<BR>
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Charles Shapiro wrote:
> Ha! When I started programming, we had to use ONLY ONES 'cause ZEROS
> WEREN'T INVENTED YET!!!!
I think 0s came first???
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> -- CHS
>
> On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 8:08 AM, Chris Fowler
> <<A HREF="mailto:cfowler@outpostsentinel.com">cfowler@outpostsentinel.com</A>> wrote:
>> On Sun, 2010-03-07 at 21:16 -0500, Mark Wright wrote:
>>> I used to know some guys who could look at the 1 and 0's that were
>>> saved at each clock cycle in the cpus and tell you what operation the
>>> computer was doing and if it was working. Still blows my mind.
>> It is called necessity.
>>
>> Think about us that started with Linux near the beginning. There were
>> no GUI configuration programs. There was no Ubuntu to make most of the
>> hardware just work. We used vi to configure X. We compiled a kernel
>> specific to our computer. Out of necessity we became masters of the OS
>> and today, now that Linux is basically a walk in the park, it was a huge
>> benefit to us. When the "easy to use" disiti fails to be plug-n-play we
>> can usually work around it.
>>
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